Dr. Sonali is a certified fitness specialist from the American College of Sports Medicine.She runs a fitness consultancy, Santulan, providing lifestyle management programs for individuals and groups.Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every friday.

This week’s answers:

Hello Madam,
I am Prajakta, female from Roha in Maharshtra. My age is 23 years & height is 157cm, weight is 64kg & want to lose weight up to 8 – 10kg.
Please suggest me what will i do?
Prajakta

Hi Prajakta,
Thank you for writing to me, I have a few suggestions , you have not mentioned if you are doing any exercise at all, so i think, the safest way to get started is by walking atleast 20 minutes , 5 to 6 days a week, and gradually increasing it to upto an hour, you could join a gym, yoga or any other fitness class, according to your liking.

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Dr. Sonali is a certified fitness specialist from the American College of Sports Medicine.She runs a fitness consultancy, Santulan, providing lifestyle management programs for individuals and groups.Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every thursday.

This week’s answers:

Hi,
I am student in university and I want to lose weight, currently 76kg and I am 20 years old. I don’t cook often but eat readymade meals or pizza, fish finger, chips or chicken fillets.
Thanks
chandar lal

Hi Chandar Lal,
Thank you for writing to me,
You have mentioned that you eat a lot of junk food, pizzas, burgers etc- i understand that you are away from home, but unless you make some radical changes in your diet, this problem will persist, Please try and have healthier food such as the local cuisine , fresh fruit , yoghurt( dahi,0 plenty of water, i cannot tell a 20 year old to stop fast food all together, but have it as a treat once a week, if you follow a healthy diet the other days of the week. You also need to start some physical activity, i suggest a 20 minute walk atleast 5 days a week to begin with.
i hope this helps you, yours in fitness- sonali

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